Laborers & Work

The basic labor unit is called a 伍 (wǔ), containing about 5 laborers (民夫). Laborers are your workforce — they automatically perform all kinds of work. You'll see them walking around, hauling items, constructing buildings, gathering resources, etc.

Laborer work is fully automatic — you never micromanage individuals. The system auto-assigns work:

1. 1A building creates a work demand (e.g. 'haul timber', 'construct', 'produce').
2. 2The system finds an idle laborer.
3. 3The laborer travels to the building to execute the task.
4. 4On completion, the laborer seeks the next task.

The building panel's "Work" tab shows: how many laborers are currently working there, what tasks are in progress, and task progress.

Although labor is auto-assigned, you must manually assign 伍 to buildings — a building without an assigned 伍 will not work.

1. 1Open the building detail panel.
2. 2Find the laborer slot in the Overview tab.
3. 3Click Assign to allocate a 伍 to the building.

An assigned 伍 prioritizes that building, boosting its efficiency.

Laborers show different visual states on screen — hauling, building, gathering, idle, sick, etc.